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Jake Neighbours had a goal and an assist for
the Blues, who won their third straight game, matching their
best run of the season.
Pavel Buchnevich and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for St.
Louis, and Robert Thomas had two assists. Joel Hofer made 29
saves to earn the victory.
Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes had two assists each for the
Canucks, and Casey DeSmith stopped 14 shots.
On the winning play, Nick Leddy cycled the puck behind the net
and fed Schenn out front. Schenn beat DeSmith with a shot from
the left circle.
The Canucks controlled much of the first period and held the
Blues without a shot for nearly 11 minutes to start the game.
However, St. Louis took a 1-0 lead at 13:14 of the opening frame
when Thomas set up Neighbours in the near slot with a pass from
the left corner.
Buchnevich made it 2-0 with a power-play goal less than two
minutes later. Thomas fed Neighbours at the right post, then
Neighbours slid a cross-crease pass to Buchnevich for a tap-in
at the left post.
The Canucks cut their deficit to 2-1 when Suter scored 60
seconds into the third period. Hughes fired a shot from the left
point, and Suter backhanded rebound into the net during the
ensuing goalmouth scramble.
Just 41 seconds later, Toropchenko increased the Blues' lead to
3-1 by redirecting Kevin Hayes' pass from the right corner.
But Suter struck again, this time on a power play, to pull the
Canucks within one goal at 5:42. He converted Boeser's centering
pass from the end boards.
The Canucks kept Hofer under siege from there. The Blues killed
off a later power play, but Vancouver pulled DeSmith for an
extra attacker and Suter scored with 51.3 seconds left during a
goalmouth scramble to tie the game 3-3 and force overtime.
--Field Level Media
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